Place (Ort), from the Glove (Ein Handschuh) series
Max Klinger
German, 1857–1920
Details
Title
Place (Ort), from the Glove (Ein Handschuh) series
Artist/Maker
Max Klinger (German, 1857–1920)
Date
1880–81, published 1924
Medium
Etching and aquatint on wove paper
Dimensions
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Credit
Purchase with funds from the Lawrence and Alfred Fox Foundation for the Ralph K. Uhry Collection
Accession #
1977.7 A
Location
Currently not on view
Like a set-up shot in a movie, this image anchors the beginning of the story in the real world: the location is a roller rink in modern Berlin, frequented by elegant ladies and gentlemen. Klinger inserts himself on the far left (with the dark beard) beside his painter friend Hermann Pell. Anecdotal details, such as a small dog and a woman who has fallen down, underscore the normality of this beginning.